(in Polish) Political Psychology SzD-PS-POL
The topic of the class is aimed to introduce basic concepts related to political psychology. Within the topic we will discuss the issues related to perception of politics, political ideology, the importance of psychological factors in political decisions. The class is designed to highlight main contemporary concepts and problems of political psychology, especially: prejudice, populism, political participation, attitudes toward peace and war. The topics are preselected to provide rather a broad overview of contemporary research domains within political psychology than comprehensive overview of all theories. The class is designed as a seminar and activity of participants is crucial.
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Preliminary Requirements
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Assessment criteria
Written essay - 10 points:
1) ability of linking own ideas with scientific knowledge;
2) clarity of writing;
3) rationale - fluent, logical, leading to final conclusions;
4) reference to political psychology theories and research
5) style of writing (incl. following APA/editorial standards)
Exam - 15 points (form: depending on the pandemic situation).
8 points - necessary to pass.
Both activities: 25 points.
Final grade:
25-23: 5.0
22-21: 4.5
20-18: 4.0
17-16: 3.5
15-13: 3.0
12 and less - fail
Bibliography
ears, D., Huddy, L. Jervis, R. (red.) (2008). Psychologia polityczna. Kraków: Wyd. UJ. [Political psychology].
Böhm, R., Rusch, J., & Baron, J. (2020). The psychology of intergroup conflict: A review of theories and measures. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 178, 947-962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.01.020
Costello et. al. (2021). Left-wing authoritarianism. JPSP.
Douglas, K. M., Sutton, R. M., & Cichocka, A. (2017). The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(6), 538–542. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417718261
Duckitt, J., & Sibley, C. G. (2010). Personality, ideology, prejudice, and politics: A dual‐process motivational model. Journal of Personality, 78(6), 1861-1894.
Golec de Zavala, A., & Lantos, D. (2020). Collective narcissism and its social consequences: The bad and the ugly. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Αdvance online.
Lopez, A.C. & Johnson, D. (2020). The determinants of war in international relations. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 178, 983-997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.09.010.
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Term 2022/23_Z:
Sears, D., Huddy, L. Jervis, R. (red.) (2008). Psychologia polityczna. Kraków: Wyd. UJ. [Political psychology]. |
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